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Wii
We’ve just ordered a Wii. And bought into the regime.
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Book
Rieko has written a new book which you can see here. It features a picture of Paul on page 75, under Scottish Kilts.
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Two Cities
Just back from Paris and London. Both stunning cities which we had not visited in a very long time. Paris The famous Parisian disdain for all things touristique was noticeably absent during our stay, maybe that’s an upside of the credit crunch? Anyway, we stayed in a beautiful old-fashioned hotel in the fashionable 16me arrondissement…
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The High Life
“If you’re feeling kinda tedious, if life is seriously mediocre..” The High Life is back; previously only available for a shocking price on Ebay, this DVD of Air Scotia’s finest can be found on Amazon. It’s possible that the dvd release, after 22 years, of Tutti Frutti – hooray! – has sparked this.
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Sea Journey
Yesterday we journeyed all the way to the end of the street to wave “Bon voyage” to Rosemary, as she sailed along the Forth on board the Boudicca. As usual these days it was only a matter of time before the weather became rough, and we know that the lady herself was very sensibly at…
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Doctor Who Exhibition
In Glasgow we went to see the Dr Who exhibition at the Kelvingrove Gallery. Our pictures here.
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Harry Patch
A weekend in Glasgow, of which more anon. In the midst of it all, sitting in a shop on Sauchiehall Street which sells salads and pianos, we heard that Harry Patch had died. I read Harry’s book earlier this year. If you can, catch the poem written for him by Andrew Motion. Harry was the…
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Busy week
Been a busy old week, we were at a wedding in Blair Castle last weekend, at which we saw many of the family. Torchwood has been running at 9 p.m. each week night, and miraculously I was only five minutes behind the curve by the end. Anyone who knows my complete and total failure to…
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Niger
I’ve been quiet because it’s been hot. Not as hot as where Emma is, though.
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The Youth of Today
Today I went to the cashline and took out some money. There was a gang of teenagers behind me and as I punched the buttons I was very interested to hear their speech patterns. “So, Ah was, like, and she was, like, and then she said, “Eh, no way!!” an Ah’m like “Ahr ye gonnae say…